October 1978 RAIN Page 17 For more details, read "The Fuel Savers: A Kit of Solar Ideas for Existing Ideas,".1977, $3.75 from TEA, Church Hill, Harrisville, NH 03450, from which these two pages were adapted by the good folks at the New Mexico Solar Energy Association. -LJ Twc o,Ra110F1r l>ESCAIPTION - o,sAPPLJCATION ADVANTAGE ADVANTAG£ r~ombe \Va.II Added to Existing This type of collector ,\Vall serves aS4 Co\ledor will CQ/1 be added to·any - . heo..tera.s,~11~ ".)Q.t work. effect· Masonry \\la.II- The ma.sonry 1110/11!> P4inh>d Plack, So41d, uninsuto.ted, O.jtnJc.tu~a/ part ,ve.ty over j;,su/q• vent ~le~ cire ~vt into the r~o.l( at floor and ceitin9 Jevtl an( .sovth· fa.cinq '"°dJ!obe. or the_b(J/ld,nj ted or hoUo\V a 91ozm4 '1'\4terial is plactd .s,~ inc~ away from the t,rick J .ston, or O Very ~,mpte to wo.1ts; wall, encJo!li~ the wall <lnd the \lenrs. Solar hea.t i5 It_ Is very easy to ck· ionstr11c't -t4ks Appeo.ro.n« m<1y trapptd t,ytlit qtazing and ,~ absorbed by tht black.. _ sign mto new constr· on~ \veei<.~end; be obJec.tionabfe; wa1r: 1he air pe?lvten the 9tttZlnJ and the wall he0.t5 uc.tt'o n, H45 ~ffect,ve ~Vht.n installe4 11p and nses !·nt'? the room throU9h tht top vents. . colle~tio_n, 5(orct_, ,~ new c.onstrvct Cooler room a,r, ,s pullect into the /o,ver vtrits and 15heated. The venl5 cire. <llld d,strii:,ut,on t1on, ,t mo..y t4kt closed at niqh( with dampers and insulatinq shutters CAn be vsed over tht. grawll{ systems ,hat CAn o. year for the to ~ttp tht. ,vall warm. csi,vtters not always nt!(SS0.:)1 -) 11tat .stot?d in ivall (oc/t'qf!s b"e east'lyCDntrolWj rnorta.r a.nd (o room d,jrir.,q tht. ni4ht. A \Vall c.olled or wi \\ dtli ver 3l·'101o oft~ inC/dtnt Can bt. jnsto.tte.d t:>rlc.(f.s to dry ovt sunlight into th't room lt~ htti t. (30·}S ~ from ct'r,,Aat,·rig t11'rJ rrst qs rt1diant ht'ot.) o'(er window-'• and oe9in optr • Varia.ttOOS: P. frume wall rnay t>e 5tripped down art/ fille i with • r a.ti_n_g at fvll wat r bclrrel~ to Cl.C.hie'ltthc. ~ameeffec.t _ t'b-e efficient efficrer.c.y. Heit -r · t This \~ter hea.ting co11ector than a. may damitge o.. hermoslphonin.9 Solar Hot \\Ja.ter Hea. er system mo.y be used t,atch hlater; poorly constn.ic.al anywhere tnere Isa lVdl openHeaL.(o·,......a....,.11._ _ _ -4 •t, This system ,onsists df flat plate. .$0/a.r col.lector qood.sovth(rn expo - matica.llv. \Vi'Ch panels, a ,vater stora4e t4n~ and a htnt e.xcha-nger in- sure a.nd a. high 1;ttle. at't.~ntionj (ory-iphcated si"de the t6n/c,. Anti· frMze solvtt'on orr.v/otes betweef) El{{(e, to moon t tht. Can be budt dt-r>19n rrquifl"S a. the. heat exchanger anc< the ~l/ector5. The ..sun warms tan" . from stand a.rd 1t.now~9e of the ·jo/ution at the a,//tctorandcau5es d tonse plombin9 parts. pturnbin9; . info tht. tank which is mounted Z.fptt above the _ ________, Lea.k ,nheatu ~011e,tors. 1he .51)/ut,on gr,m up /ts heat to the ,vater cha.n9er c.an pollute thetk>t 1vat~5<.f· 1() the tan"-. th.rou9h the hea.t t.xcnan9e"i c.oots off and ply j tteavy 'tan/c mO<Jnted in Qttic sm~s bad( dovn to the CDllector. , /T)(./s/. have adft/,vo(e strcxturol.supporl Pumped Solar Hot \\kiter Heo.ter Same. basic Compenerits as thermosiphonin9 hf(tter except th~ Storage tank. can t:,e tnoonted 1'etow the collectors and. an autornat1cal/y controllec1 ,vater pomp ca.uses tne anti-frtez.e Solvtion to r.ircuTate betlv~n tqnk: qnd cottec.tors. (o(/ectors can _be qtto,ved to <Jra,n at mwt I thereby el/,m,nat,nq the nee.cf for onti · rreru one/ hettt euh41fger • • Same as other wa.te:r heater5. Very eff,dent .Jolar neat ~fled,oni vtomatic ~~tfon; adoptai,le design or:erat,on Q'efend5 Of} eledr(c power .source; f:!,s,gn one/ • caitro/5 Qre. relative.tr. d compl,"ctJfe Qnij re_quir-e f(.no1vle.dge of ~umbinq_a_nd &ectndty 4rttnhous~ can be. Gremhouse A prodvct(ve built on tht south produces heat, (l\ret'nl-\ouse Side of ant t::\Jildi~ _ I fooi 5paceand (e_q.u1res, d~i\y 9retnhovses ra.nge ,n size from the .small 1vindow thdt hcis a ftw frd of I humi tty. 9re(n· a tttntton; moonttd planter~ to the. tarqe \A"\it. thclt c.ovtr tht entire yard. ~~Cl a.dj4cent hou!es q.,e \\/arm, Moisture sovth ..,alt Window movntea un,ts qair. "° mort hea.t Yo the wall and is ni,t qreen, ana control can be tf\cm an or4inat'\/ w,ndow and do not store heat for .shaded. TemP,orory_ aestne·h'calty difficult in~ n1gtit time vst, bvt do 5UlflY qrowinq ~~ce. for fl04.Yl!f5 pltt5t fr_ gr~nhovsu ~ 1cas!n~. .Situa.tions . Clrilt foc:xl L(1(9e ~rt(rihovses s{oc~ed"with wa.ter bar- work v~y w(ll ctdjllC(l'\t , , Con5truction rets for hea.t stora.9~ CAn svppry Q generou$ <lmovot -ro moDile homtS . Heat can be transfer· req,uires P<tsic s ·1 M p L E of heat to a. home in 'l. ma.nner similar to a. trombe rttl info the. house ff)rouqh open doars ca.rpenUt $II.ills . wall. Sut>Stantfal_amounts of foo4 and liVirl9 .se,.~ . qnd \Vif\dO\V.Sand can bC .stdre<lfi,r s can <l~ bQ. pro•MeG\ by a. 9recnho~ . ~tu_nt t.sl1 • night ti~ U5e in masonry or 1vaftr ~rrds. , rMto c2.> ,ndica.tc tha.t food ana hea.t SG\11119.s w, II f ..... -------..--·----+-------4 ca.ust cm owntr·built q(ttnhouse to~~ -fur itsel in \X\der Z. '{ears. Ii i's po~it>I~ to qrow ~1-5° worth of Thermcd l'hqSS c.an be Mass will store Therm~I food/Stfvart. foot/year' or more. Cl4dect tt> any sooth· ~ctss he<2.t1hat mass o((upies Add Thermal Mo.s4j to Sunny ·Rooms If ~ou alrea.dy ha.~e alot of 500th tacing 9l~ss on yovr house and the South room5 tenet to overhror, the . a.ddition of cement floors, veneer britk.w<Jll5 or water oorrels can htlp to store this heat and to control the. tef'hfera.tur(.. Glctsseci in South Ve.sti&v/e Entr4nce --A'~~stibv/e entrance ca.n be be.Jilt to (J)ver the ~outn door and can • . double as a sun po_rc.h or greenhovse. It wi \l reduce he.at toss when the door to the ho1Jse -~ ~n and ,'llill .svp~y .sota.r hEtl.t as w~IA-ri un91attcl vestibul~ e.ntra.nce' on th, othtr .sictes of. th, rou!>e w(l\_ 9fea.t1y re<fl)(t air lnfi ltrat,on l<>'h~S whe" those door~ ar<. in use. fadnq su~ny room1 might ~Cedrdinarily livid"9 -~hpa.<L . 0 ,, 9rren1\0us'- or sun po be. ven i o.n. we19 s to irrypro'lt its ~rform· Will prevent q_u,tt'~lot, arte' /\1as5 a.'ddtd to sudden qnd r1t'<j,Utr,ng • non, .sunny room w1 II vncom.fortQPle adt"q_u<Lte. also ·t\elP. to control tem~erature struc.tural tm,per<J.t(Jre chanqes .surrov-t {/f)l. tuat,ons t'rl those qLJt'ort'tatimlly L. rooms . qnd s;1ent\y . Anv entrance vsed dlA'\"119 the winter ~\,vould benefit from a vt"Stib~le j ~ II that ·,~ req,1.11rtc1 1!> the yard;~e - • adjac,nt to tht door._ Red1X.ec:i hea.t loss and increas· ed nea.t _qain) Increased' /ivin9 .spa.ce · 909d Jorpod· uni~to .J1.. ,m -ovt we ltP, eara.n,e o'f oie house. Heat distr,'bo • tion (o house l7)(l y req.u ir-e a f_ah an'd (/(Jc{; ibrch strvctort may 81a.f/e "(Ii t r parts of hot.Js-t.; c;enuous buil~i r,q .5/\i//5 re~utred . A R
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